AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION AT MULTI-STOP INTERSECTIONS
First Claim
1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
- detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle;
determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection;
responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle; and
causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle can operate with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection. One or more other objects (e.g., vehicles) approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle can be detected. An arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection can be determined. In response to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle can be determined. As an example, the driving maneuver can include stopping short of an originally intended stopping point and/or decelerating so that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle is not substantially the same as the other objects at the multi-stop intersection. The autonomous vehicle can be caused to implement the determined driving maneuver.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for an autonomous vehicle a multi-stop intersection comprising:
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a sensor system configured to detect one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor system, the processor being programmed to initiate executable operations comprising; determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for operating an autonomous vehicle with respect to other vehicles at a multi-stop intersection, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therein, the program code executable by a processor to perform a method comprising:
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determining an arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and a detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection, the detected one or more other objects approaching the multi-stop intersection from a different direction than the autonomous vehicle; responsive to determining that the arrival time of the autonomous vehicle and the detected one or more other objects at the multi-stop intersection is substantially the same, determining a driving maneuver for the autonomous vehicle; and causing the autonomous vehicle to implement the determined driving maneuver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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